Texas legislator propose $500 to NOT abort

[LeahInancsi]

Just click on the link in the OP…it’s in the news story…

Duhhh! I didn’t try the link because I was thinking the article was no longer at that link from something the OP said. That’s what I get for thinking.

Thank you.

 

[Jennifer123]

But for me, even if the expenses were covered by someone going through pregnancy, labor and delivery just wouldn’t be worth $500. I know I’m the minority here but its just the way I feel…thats part of why I don’t risk putting myself in situations that could lead to pregnancy.

Is $500 not worth it to carry a baby to term expense-free because you aren’t aware of the risks involved with abortion? Because I feel that if the facts behind the risks of abortion were allowed to be made more public, then abortion wouldn’t be such big business.

 

[Jennifer123]

It seems like adoption agencies should be helping women with costs (because of the shortage of babies up for adoption) but I actually don’t know of any that do. They probably exist, but I don’t know how to find them. Maybe someone else knows of one?

Adoptive parents will sometimes assist the birth parents with costs, but I think this is directly arranged through a lawyer and the money doesn’t go through the agency.

This got me thinking about more government assistance for promoting adoption over abortion, I remember hearing something a while ago regarding a debate about this w/ PP fighting such assistance, but I can’t find specifics…?

Anyway, I did find this from Dr. Wilke regarding the costs of abortion vs. adoption:
abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_43.asp
"Planned Parenthood did one of the definitive studies on this which showed that at the time of the study there were welfare costs of $13,900 for each first birth to a teenager (married and unmarried), and $8,400 for each first birth to her if she was 20 years or older. Compare this with the average of nearly $50,000 each will ultimately pay in taxes as an adult. M. Burt, “Public Cost of Teen Childbearing,” Family Planning Perspective, vol. 18, no. 5, Sept. 1986 "